quackery theme
The fraudulent practice of peddling unproven "medicines" that are highly unlikely to work as advertised.
6 total · 2 major · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| nightgallery2x09c | major | Dr. Ernest Stringfellow was a snake oil peddling charlatan. |
| tas1x10 | major | Mudd was peddling his snake oil. |
| bbf1x21 | minor | Franklin was initially convinced that Laura Rosen was a crank. |
| movie: The Magician (1958) | minor | Tubal and granny Vogler peddled all sorts of fake remedies |
| tos1x03 | minor | Harry Mudd :: Mudd was peddling the Venus drug in the manner of a charlatan. |
| tz1959e1x03 | minor | There was a regular quacksalver except he had a potion that worked. |